WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide
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WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide

WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide

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Defining a Firebox as a DHCP serverFrom Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the General tab.2 Enter primary and secondary addresses for the WINS and DNS servers. Enter adomain name for the DNS server.Defining a Firebox as a DHCP serverDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet protocol that simplifiesthe task of administering a large network. A device defined as a DHCP serverautomatically assigns IP addresses to network computers from a defined pool ofnumbers. You can now define the Firebox as a DHCP server for your network behindthe firewall.One parameter that you define for a DHCP server is lease times. This is the amount oftime a DHCP client can use an IP address that it received from the DHCP server.When the time is close to expiring, the client will contact the DHCP server to renewthe lease.From Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the DHCP Server tab.2 Enable the Enable DHCP Server checkbox.3 Enter the default lease time for the server.The default lease time is provided to clients who don’t specifically request times.4 Enter the maximum lease time.The maximum lease time is the longest time the server will provide for a client. If a clientrequests a longer time, the request is denied and the maximum lease time is provided.Adding a new subnetTo increase the number of available (private) IP addresses available to DHCP clients,add a subnet. To add a new subnet, you specify a range of IP addresses to be assignedto clients on the network. For example, you could define the address range from10.1.1.100 to 10.1.1.19. This gives clients a pool of 10 addresses. From Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the DHCP Server tab.2 Click Add.3 Enter a name for the subnet.4 Define the address pool by entering values for Starting IP address and Ending IPaddress.5 Click OK.Modifying an existing subnetFrom Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the DHCP Server tab.2 Click the subnet to review or modify. Click Edit.3 When you have finished reviewing or modifying the subnet, click OK.40

Defining a Firebox as a DHCP serverRemoving a SubnetFrom Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the DHCP Server tab.2 Click the subnet to remove it. Click Remove.3 Click OK.User Guide 41

Defining a <strong>Firebox</strong> as a DHCP serverRemoving a SubnetFrom Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the DHCP Server tab.2 Click the subnet to remove it. Click Remove.3 Click OK.<strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 41

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